Puffing Billy with Wildlife and Lunch

Ride on Australia's most notable narrow gauge railway through the spectacular Blue Dandenong Ranges with bellbirds and kookaburras echoing the steam train's whistle. Tour through the richness of the Yarra Valley - a pastoral experience of farms and vineyards, haystacks and wine grapes. Healesville Sanctuary - a truly Australian experience - cradled in the forested foothills of the Great Divide where you can surround yourself with Australian wildlife.

Enjoy complimentary morning tea, feed Rosellas and Kings Parrots with provided feed. Feast on an awesome spit roast lunch (vegetarian available) with wine included. Visit a Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery with free samples. Enjoy a birds of prey live demo and also see Australian animals, like koalas, kangaroos, dingos and more.

This is a multi activity tour including a multitude of activities that has excellent feedback from customers and our travel team who have participated.

Highlights:

Melbourne's eastern suburbs
Visit Sherbrooke Forest - heart of the Dandenongs: tall eucalypts, kookaburras and bellbirds
Share Bush Billy Tea of Aussie grown tea and gum leaves, lamingtons and vegemite crackers with the locals...
Colourful Crimson Rosellas and Kings Parrots! (Opportunity to hand feed with seed provided)
Ride through the forest from Belgrave on Puffing Billy steam train - an original steam locomotive
Sherbrooke Forest - noted for its lyrebirds, tall mountain ash eucalypts and fern gullies Pass through quaint villages noted for their restaurants, craft shops and beautiful gardens
Panoramic views from Grantulla Road
Opportunity to taste Australian wines at Fergusson's winery, a noted Yarra Valley wine producer
Enjoy a delicious spit roast lunch with a glass of wine as guests of Louise Fergusson (vegetarian meals available)
Tour through the Yarra Valley
Visit Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery - a sweet feast for the senses
Complimentary chocolate tastings, displays of premium chocolates and observe European Chocolatiers at work
Pass through the township of Healesville - set amidst mountain bushland
Visit Healesville Sanctuary, with over 200 species of Australian birds, mammals and reptiles in a natural bushland setting
Stroll through paddocks of kangaroos and wallabies
Explore wetlands and find birds of the wild - spoonbills, herons, egrets and galahs. Look out for the Little Pied Cormorant!
Witness a "Birds of Prey" aerial demonstration of hunting skills diving and soaring across the arena
Observe the underwater life of the platypus
Come face to face with a koala!
Meet a hairy nosed wombat!
See dingoes, Tasmanian Devils, Echidnas, snakes & goannas

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the rates listed are for the 2018 - 2019 season. The 2018 - 2019 season rates are valid from the 1st April 2018 to the 31st March 2019. The 2019 - 2020 season rates commence on the 1st April 2019.

Testimonials

BOOKED DATE: Saturday 8 April 2017

"Had a great time on the Puffing Billy tour and thoroughly recommend it to all young and old. From the Lamington (biscuit) and Billy Tea in the morning and feeding the birds to the ride on the steam train complete with overhanging legs the day was a great success. I especially enjoyed the huge roast lunch and wine, the free chocolate tasting and seeing the Australian animals. The birds of prey show was an added bonus. There was so many parts to the tour. Well done guys five stars for this tour."

Child prices are applicable for children aged between 4-14 years. Adult fares apply to persons 15 years and over. Children 3 years and under are free if not occupying a seat (ie. must sit on parent's/carer's lap). If a seat is required, child fare applies.